January 22, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 30516

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30516

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Hola from Almoradí on a beautiful cloudless morning, which makes a nice change from the heavy overcast we’ve had for the last few days.  We had the lights on all day yesterday because it was so dark!

There are two puns in the Quickie so I’m guessing we have a Campbell production today.  I thought it was at the easier end of his spectrum and nearly went for * difficulty as I got all but three of the acrosses on first pass.
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